Organisers of the third edition of the Assamese Tea Ceremony said the tradition of serving tea in baan batis (brass metal bowls) should be popularised globally.The third edition of the ceremony will b...

An Assamese song on Chhath Puja was released for the first time in Assam to popularise the festival that is now being observed by many communities.The song Korisu puja aibaar (I am doing the puja this...

Some members of the microscopic Assamese Chinese community, who have long acculturated in mainstream Assamese society, have lent their voice to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019....

The Assam government is mulling a new law to make Assamese a mandatory subject in all schools of the state, excluding Barak Valley and Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) soon. The law will mak...

The Asam Sahitya Sabha and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Friday jointly urged the people, especially Muslims living in sar areas, to mention Assamese as their mother tongue in the 2...

Char Sapori Sahitya Parishad, the biggest literary body in the sar sapori (sandbar) areas of Assam, has alleged that haphazard filing of objections in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) update pr...

Four films by Assamese filmmakers, including a documentary, will be screened at the 19th New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), to be held from May 7 to 12.The films are Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das, B...

The rare Assamese cat snake has reported its royal presence for the first time from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.A team of officials from Jomotsangkha wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan with the help of ...

The All Assam Students’ Union on Saturday said Moni Madhab Mahanta, who quit from its vice-president’s post on Thursday, will keep working for Assam and Assamese people.Moni Madhab, the younger br...

The Assam government’s bid to protect Assamese and other languages in the budget has failed to cut ice with the anti-citizenship bill brigade. All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Krishak Mukti Sa...